Greate South Bay YMCA, BNP Paribas And KaBOOM! to Buid Playground in Just One Day for Children in
Sandy-Affected Long Island
(Long Island, NY) More than 200 volunteers from BNP Paribas and Great South Bay YMCA, organizers from KaBOOM! and residents of the Long Island community will join forces on Friday, October 18, to build a new playground at the Great South Bay YMCA. The new playground’s design is based on drawings created by children who participated in a Design Day event in August.
WHY: Today’s kids spend less time playing outside than any previous generation in part because only 1-in-5 children live within walking distance of a park or playground. This play deficit is having profound consequences for kids physically, socially and cognitively. Children need a place to play every day in order to be active and healthy, something KaBOOM! has been committed to since 1996.
The Great South Bay YMCA operates in Bay Shore, which was greatly impacted by Hurricane Sandy last year. While our community sustained much damage during and after the storm, the Y was here to support all. But the wear-and-tear has taken its toll. With more than 500 kids of all ages playing on our playground every day, it’s not surprising that as we mark our 20th anniversary, we are in need of an upgrade. After all, we want to give the children and families in our community a happy and safe place in which to play, exercise and socialize.
The playground is the second built by KaBOOM! and BNP Paribas as part of “Project ReBuild,” a BNP Paribas philanthropic initiative to help restore Sandy-affected communities. It’s one of more than 150 playground builds KaBOOM! will lead across the country in 2013 in an effort to fulfill its vision of a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America.
WHEN: Friday, October 18, 2013
8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Kick off ceremony and volunteer deployment
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Best viewing of playground construction
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Final construction phase and adjustment
2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Ribbon-cutting ceremony to dedicate new play area
(Note: all times approximate)
WHERE:
Great South Bay YMCA
200 West Main St
Bay Shore, NY 11706
WHO:
200 community volunteers, local civic leaders
VISUALS:
Before and after shots of the site Volunteers assembling brightly colored playground equipment Ribbon-cutting ceremony to dedicate the playground
Great South Bay YMCA
The Great South Bay YMCA is part of the YMCA of Long Island, Inc. and operates in Bay Shore. The YMCA of Long Island is a cause-driven non-profit organization that works to foster youth development, inspire healthy living among people of all ages, and transform communities. More at www.ymcali.org
A propos de BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas (www.bnpparibas.com) a une présence dans près de 80 pays avec 190 000 collaborateurs, dont 145 000 en Europe. Le groupe détient des positions clés dans ses trois grands domaines d’activité : Retail Banking, Investment Solutions et Corporate & Investment Banking. En Europe, le Groupe a quatre marchés domestiques (la Belgique, la France, l’Italie et le Luxembourg) et BNP Paribas Personal Finance est numéro un du crédit aux particuliers. BNP Paribas développe également son modèle intégré de banque de détail dans les pays du bassin méditerranéen, en Turquie, en Europe de l’Est et a un réseau important dans l’Ouest des Etats-Unis. Dans ses activités Corporate & Investment Banking et Investment Solutions, BNP Paribas bénéficie d’un leadership en Europe, d’une forte présence dans les Amériques, ainsi que d’un dispositif solide et en forte croissance en Asie-Pacifique.
About BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas (www.bnpparibas.com) has a presence in nearly 80 countries with 190,000 employees, including 145,000 in Europe. It ranks highly in its three core activities: Retail Banking, Investment Solutions and Corporate & Investment Banking. In Europe, the Group has four domestic markets (Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg) and BNP Paribas Personal Finance is the leader in consumer lending. BNP Paribas is rolling out its integrated retail banking model across Mediterranean basin countries, in Turkey, in Eastern Europe and a large network in the western part of the United States. In its Corporate & Investment Banking and Investment Solutions activities, BNP Paribas also enjoys top positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas and solid and fast-growing businesses in Asia-Pacific.
Über BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas (www.bnpparibas.com) ist mit 190.000 Mitarbeitern in fast 80 Ländern vertreten, davon 145.000 in Europa. Die Gruppe belegt in ihren drei Kern-Geschäftsfeldern Schlüsselpositionen: Retail Banking, Investment Solutions und Corporate & Investment Banking. In Europa hat die Gruppe vier Heimatmärkte (Belgien, Frankreich, Italien und Luxemburg) und BNP Paribas Personal Finance ist bei Konsumentenkrediten Marktführer. BNP Paribas baut derzeit ihr Geschäftsmodell einer integrierten Privatkundenbank in den Mittelmeerländern, in der Türkei und in Osteuropa aus und verfügt zudem über ein umfangreiches Netzwerk im Westen der USA. Im Corporate & Investment Banking und im Bereich Investment Solutions hält die Gruppe Spitzenpositionen in Europa, hat eine starke Präsenz in Amerika und verzeichnet starkes und nachhaltiges Wachstum in Asien-Pazifik.
KaBOOM!
KaBOOM! is the national non-profit dedicated to giving kids the childhood they deserve by bringing play to those who need it most. Children today spend less time playing outdoors than any previous generation, a fact that is having disastrous consequences on their health, achievement levels, and overall well-being. Social entrepreneur Darell Hammond founded non-profit KaBOOM! in 1996 in Washington, D.C. with a vision of creating a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America because children need to play actively every day at home, in school and in their communities. Since then, KaBOOM! has mapped over 90,000 places to play, built more than 2,300 playgrounds, and successfully advocated for play policies in hundreds of cities across the country. KaBOOM! also provides communities with online tools to self-organize and take action to support play on both a local and national level. Hammond chronicles the founding of the organization and the importance of the cause of play in his The New York Times Best Seller KaBOOM!: A Movement to Save Play, now out in paperback. The book details how businesses and communities can work together to save play for children across the country. All author proceeds support KaBOOM!. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., KaBOOM! also has an office in San Mateo, Calif. For more information, visit www.kaboom.org.
